All about points on the board for cool McCarthy

One win from two isn’t going to get Ronan McCarthy excited nor would he have been ecstatic had Cork beaten Tipperary first day out.

Before Christmas, the manager asked supporters not to get too carried away with early results in Division 2 regardless of their nature.

It might have seemed he was playing the patience card with the number of players unavailable to him, but then Sunday’s win in Down has put Cork back on course.